The U.S. Supreme Court this morning agreed to hear Microsoft’s appeal in its patent-infringement defense against i4i Inc., a Canadian company that says technology inside of Microsoft Word violated its patent rights. …

Further expanding the companies’ patent feud over consumer electronics, Motorola today filed a complaint against Microsoft with the International Trade Commission alleging the Xbox 360 infringes five Motorola patents, Bloomberg reports. On Oct. 1, Microsoft sued Motorola for patent infringement and filed a trade complaint. Microsoft again sued Motorola on Nov. 10, alleging the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company has been hiking royalty rates. Motorola fired back the next day with a lawsuit alleging Xbox … …